A 16-year-old was cited by Vermilion police after her drove around a set of lowered gates on Vermilion road June 17. The teen passed over the tracks and was struck by a piece of heavy machinery used to repair railroad tracks.

VERMILION  Three teens walked away unscathed after the driver of a 2001 Ford Taurus drove around a set of lowered crossing gates June 17 and was hit by railroad equipment.
The 16-year-old driver was cited for driving around the gates, said Vermilion police Cpl. Rick Riggs.
The teen said he was sitting at the tracks on Vermilion Road about 11:20 a.m., when a train passed through.
After the train passed, a horn sounded and the teen proceeded to drive south through the lowered gates and was struck by a Kershaw Ballast Regulator, which is a piece of heavy machinery used to maintain railway tracks. The machinery was moving in an easterly direction, Riggs said.
The Taurus sustained heavy damage to its front passenger fender and a broken windshield, but the vehicle occupants were not injured, he said.
Authorities did not release the ages of the cars occupants.